New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-23
The RAG-DISINFECTING COMPANY.
R. BAgILETT DENIKs ALL CHARGES OF FRA

MR.. BARTLETT DENIES ALL CHARGES OF FRAUD
AND CONSPIRACY.
The motion made behalf OF Health officer Smith and
H. Bartlett & Co. for suit in the case In which
Lockwood demand SIS 900 on the allegation
that the defendants damaged the firm TO that extent 10y
compelling 1t 10 apply patent disinfecting proceSt om-
of in 1885, denied yesterday by Jus
lice Ipgraham in the Supreme Court lie added that no
evidence connecting Messrs Nitchie and Woodruff with
the case had been given and il was put in before tho
end of the case he would direct verdict in their favor
Theodore Barlow jr., importer OF japanese rags.
for the defence that he sold OF the rags In
question before they arrived from japan He understood
that they rejected afterwards By the persons TO
whom they sold. A question as to the reason Of
mis- was ruled out
Edward b. Bartlett. senior member OF the firm OF b
BARTLETT Co. then took the stand lie said that lie
director in the Paper Stock Dsnfectant Company He
was stockholder and owned 900 worth OF stock at
frat lie emphacally denied all charges OF fraud and
and asserted that he had used his In
naence directly Indirectly in inducing the Government
10 give the work 10 his company When he became d.
rector Of the company he received $4,000 OF stock IN
addition He said be owned The baltic stores and other
bonded warehouse system. After he became director
agreement with the company In February, 1885 which
continued until August ! Of that year: He denied
About 600 bales Of rags dsnfected in 1855 By
the compsny's process He said:
getting the Government to give the company the d.n
istinE Of the ray ID, be 81 said that the
Parker when the witness Joined the company For fur
houses dsinfectnR T. Is.
bartlett Co. charged $3.50 ton Being asked whether
the compsny had not entirely disappeared the wit
ness said had and that II had office In the Tenn
pie Court Building but Its machinery IN the posses
sion Of Bartlett Co., who held 1t for the Dsinfectant
Compony
Q-Do you know gentleman named Thomas C. Plattl A.
--Yos. have known him a number OF years.
The counsel for the defendants objected to dragging
into the ease gentleman prominent Mr. Platt but
the objection was oyerrued The witness said he had
talked with Mr.. Plat and with Dr. smith about the
rag dislnfectng process and had written letter
10 The Treasury Department about the matter The wit
meas said that he had gone 10 Washington with sias D.
butcher TO see the Treasury officials MIR butcher did
the talking Mr. butcher was employed by him. He paid
aim an annual salary He looked after the interests OF
The witness in Albany and Washington and New-York.
The witness said that Mr. butcher had 10 the Legs
asure for him. lie talked with members OF the Legisl2
about " strike" bills.
"Whit are they Z" asked Congressman Cochran, C0un
sci for che painiifs
think you know great deal more about them than
do" the answer Tho witness said that Ike went TO
because he had health OF the
community He once went 10 Philadelphia ~ ask the
Health Board there 70 adopt the disinfectnS process
The dsinfectng machinery was now In the possession OF
Martin &. Gerry, clerk for the witness.
The trial will be resumed next Monday.